The Challenge of Youth Unemployment in Sril Lanka

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Contents

Social and Psychological Impact of the Conflict Conclusions References Index

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Box 2.1

Measurement of Job Flows

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Figures 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2

Unemployment Rate and the Number of Unemployed, by Age, Sex, and Education Level, 2006 41 Generosity of TEWA Orders, 2002–03 59 International Comparison of the Generosity of Severance Pay 59 Job Creation and Job Destruction Flows 62 Number of Firms by Size, 2000–2003 63 Employment Growth of Firms (Deviations from the Common Growth Trend), 1995–2003 64 Frequency Distribution of Job Preferences by Education Level 84 TEVT Enrollment in Major Public Institutions, 1990–2004 96 TEVT Enrollment by Province, 1990–2002 98 Hazard Rate of Exit from Unemployment for 2000 Graduates 121 Hazard Rate of Exit from Unemployment for 2001 Graduates 121

Tables 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6

Youth Labor Force and Population Trends, Selected Years Labor Force Participation Rates, Employment-toPopulation Ratios, and Unemployment Rates, by Age International Comparisons of Youth Labor Force and Population Labor Force Status of the Household Population 15 and Over, by Age Group and Gender, 1992 and 2006 International Comparisons of Employment-to-Population Ratio and Unemployment Rates, 1995 and 2005 Composition of Sri Lankan Labor Force by Level of Education, 1992 and 2006

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